Jar or Crock
MakerMade by
Seymour & Bosworth
(American, 1873 - 1883)
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Oliver Williams Mills
(American, 1796 - 1866)
Date1873-1883
MediumWheel-thrown stoneware with a salt glaze, brown slip glaze, and cobalt blue decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width including handles x depth): 12 1/2 x 10 7/8 x 11 1/2in. (31.8 x 27.6 x 29.2cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineBequest of Marguerite E. Mills
Object number1986.66.8
DescriptionFour gallon, wide-mouthed stoneware jar or crock with a salt glaze on the exterior and a brown slip glaze, or Albany type glaze, on the interior. The jar/crock has a flat bottom and cylindrical sides that end in a flat, rolled rim. Two delicate, pulled, lug handles are located on opposite sides. On one side, between the handles, is a maker's mark, "SEYMOUR & BOSWORTH/ HARTFORD.CONN/ 4". The mark has been hand-painted with cobalt blue, and there is a large cobalt blue design below this. It consists of a lengthy bird standing on a tall branch. The glaze and cobalt blue have been thickly applied to the jar/crock, resulting in a highly textured surface. The thickest parts of the glaze and decoration are crazing. There is a crack beneath the tail of the bird, and four chips around the bottom of the jar/crock.
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